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![Show Contents]() Figueira History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Galician/Portuguese name Figueira is equivalent in Spanish to "fig tree" and is derived from the Latin word "ficus" which denotes "fig" or "fig tree." By extension, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of figs. However, some noted authors believe that Figueira is originally from Galicia, while others claim that Figueira comes from Portugal. In both places, the name is very old and their noble families used the same coat of arms. Early Origins of the Figueira familyThe surname Figueira was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain. From Galicia some of the family went to León and Asturias. Early History of the Figueira familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Figueira research. Another 163 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1139, 1277 and 1652 are included under the topic Early Figueira History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Figueira Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Figueroa, de Figueroa, Figuera, Figueras, Figueres, Figuero, Figueros, Figueredo, de Figueredo, Figuerola, Figarola, Higuera, de la Higuera, Higueras, de las Higueras, Higuero and many more. Early Notables of the Figueira familyNotable bearers of the family name Figueira were sixteenth century Spanish general Lope de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poet Francisco de Figueroa; seventeenth century Jesuit missionary and linguist Jerónimo Figueroa, who worked all his life among the indigenous peoples of Mexico; seventeenth century Spanish actor Roque de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poets, brothers Diego...
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 Figueira migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Figueira Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Paulo Joaquin Figueira, who landed in New York, NY in 1830 1
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- José Manuel Figueira (b. 1982), English football coach and current manager of Northern League club Auckland United
- Jonathan Cristian Figueira (b. 1992), Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder
- José Antonio Pestana Figueira (b. 1981), known as Tony Figueira, a Venezuela-born Portuguese retired football player
- Walter Capango Figueira (b. 1995), English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Carshalton Athletic
- Manuel Figueira (1938-2023), Cape Verdean artist
- Daniel "Dani" Alexis Leite Figueira (b. 1998), Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Estoril Praia as a goalkeeper
- Tchalé Figueira (b. 1953), Cape Verdean artist, born in Mindelo on the island of São Vicente
- Miguel Figueira Damasceno (b. 2000), Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings
- Tony Figueira (1959-2017), Namibian photographer, journalist and businessman
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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